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Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft: The future of urban flight

EVTOLs are charting new routes above city streets, thanks to engineering breakthroughs like autonomous flight control and high-density batteries. Discover the avionics systems defining the future of urban flight.

eVTOL Flight Systems

Multicopter

Multiple direct-drive electric rotors share lift and provide real-time thrust control via software, keeping hardware simple while offering rotor-by-rotor fault tolerance and rooftop-friendly footprints.

Simpler hardware

No tilting wings or variable-pitch gear, just throttle-by-wire motors.

Built-in safety

If one motor quits, the rest keep the craft level.

Small landing pads

Compact rotor disks fit on rooftops and parking decks.

Lift + Cruise

Vertical-lift rotors are paired with a wing and pusher prop that take over in forward flight, trimming required cruise energy and reducing cabin noise once the hover rotors power down.

Longer range

The wing carries the weight in cruise, significantly reducing energy usage.

Quieter cruise

Lift rotors shut down and stop windmilling once airborne.

Fewer moving parts

No heavy hinge actuators to maintain.

Tilt Rotor

By swiveling the rotors or wing between vertical and horizontal, one propulsion system manages both hovering and fixed-wing flight - delivering faster travel and extended range capabilities in today's eVTOL designs.

Fastest on the list

Cruise speeds can top 250 knots, useful for longer city-to-airport hops.

No "dead weight"

Same props handle both hover and cruise, so nothing sits idle in flight.

Familiar aerodynamics

Built on tested tiltrotor behavior, reducing piloted or unmanned training and certification barriers.

Ducted Vector Thrust

Enclosed (ducted) fans vector their thrust to control both lift and forward motion, combining smooth maneuverability with built-in safety and noise reduction. The duct structure shields blades from debris in urban environments.

Improved safety

Enclosed rotors reduce exposure to spinning blades, lowering impact risk.

Lower noise footprint

The duct helps suppress tip vortex noise, making operations quieter.

Precise maneuverability

Thrust-vectoring enables stable, responsive movement without complex wing or rotor tilting.

eVTOL Flight Systems

Multicopter

Multiple direct-drive electric rotors share lift and provide real-time thrust control via software, keeping hardware simple while offering rotor-by-rotor fault tolerance and rooftop-friendly footprints.

Simpler hardware

No tilting wings or variable-pitch gear, just throttle-by-wire motors.

Built-in safety

If one motor quits, the rest keep the craft level.

Small landing pads

Compact rotor disks fit on rooftops and parking decks.

Lift + Cruise

Vertical-lift rotors are paired with a wing and pusher prop that take over in forward flight, trimming required cruise energy and reducing cabin noise once the hover rotors power down.

Longer range

The wing carries the weight in cruise, significantly reducing energy usage.

Quieter cruise

Lift rotors shut down and stop windmilling once airborne.

Fewer moving parts

No heavy hinge actuators to maintain.

Tilt Rotor

By swiveling the rotors or wing between vertical and horizontal, one propulsion system manages both hovering and fixed-wing flight - delivering faster travel and extended range capabilities in today's eVTOL designs.

Fastest on the list

Cruise speeds can top 250 knots, useful for longer city-to-airport hops.

No "dead weight"

Same props handle both hover and cruise, so nothing sits idle in flight.

Familiar aerodynamics

Built on tested tiltrotor behavior, reducing piloted or unmanned training and certification barriers.

Ducted
Vector Thrust

Enclosed (ducted) fans vector their thrust to control both lift and forward motion, combining smooth maneuverability with built-in safety and noise reduction. The duct structure shields blades from debris in urban environments.

Improved safety

Enclosed rotors reduce exposure to spinning blades, lowering impact risk.

Lower noise footprint

The duct helps suppress tip vortex noise, making operations quieter.

Precise maneuverability

Thrust-vectoring enables stable, responsive movement without complex wing or rotor tilting.

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